Pure Thai Cookhouse
“(5/5)
-Ratchaburi Crab and Pork Dry Noodles ($12) with a little bit of vinegar made everything delightful to eat.”
“For dinner, we split the wok-charred with calamari dish and the Krabi seafood noodles soup.”
“We ordered curry puff, a stir fry chicken with basil and the dry noodle with crabmeat and pork.”
Pure Thai Cookhouse
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I came in with a friend around 5:15 pm on a Monday- no wait, not too crowded. Perfect.
First off, I ordered the special appetizer which had quail eggs and chicken mince fried in a wonton wrapper. 6 quail eggs for $10, and literally 2/6 actually had chicken mince, the rest were naked eggs. Good taste, but a bad start over all.
My friend ordered pad thai – he really enjoyed it but from my perspective, something was wrong. The noodles were far too wet. Even before he added the hot sauce, I could see that the noodles were visibly saucy.
I ordered the pad see ew – there was a decent little bowl of soup at the bottom of it. The problem is, pad see ew is also completely dry and should be stirfried! And as the Cantonese would say, there was no wok hei (breath of wok) here. The noodles were tender and fresh, but it just wasn't right. The beef was tasty but to cut back on Chinese broccoli costs, they gave me regular broccoli and … cauliflower?! I kid you not. This was $14 as well.
Overall, despite the very kind service and authentic Thai feel to the place, the food was good but over-priced and not well executed.
Pure Awesome. Whenever we go to NYC we make it a point to go here. The ribs are superb as was the pad see ew. In previous trip I had the pad Thai which was also excellent.
Shrimp Pad Thai was good, although the ratings had me expecting something more. The noodles could have been more flavorful but it may have had to do with I wanted the noodles spicy. They were spicy but I think the spice took away from the flavor. I would go back, I would just get something different. I ordered to-go and by the time I got there my food was ready which was nice. It is a smaller restaurant, but it's on the cozy side…not too small. I liked it. They were busy!
I've never been to Thailand so I cannot speak to its authenticity. but this food is damn good.
First off, you will feel transformed out of Hell's Kitchen because there definitely is a jungle-esque vibe to this place. From the tin roof, to the walls, etc.
Service was amazing. The food came out in under 10 minutes, my water cup never went past half empty, and they were just all extremely nice and gracious in there.
Now the food… Their food is not greasy at all, and the ingredients were all very fresh – from the noodles to the meat to the vegetables. I highly recommend the pad se ew. Some people may say that it's a bit bland, but they encourage you to add heat and other sauces that are provided or that can be ordered. This worked out perfectly because everyone can have their version of the same dish to their liking.
Most everything was $14 but 2 dishes per person is more than enough food.
i've heard quite a bit about this place before coming here and thought it was just hype. but i'm very happy to report that i LOVE everything!
i picked this place for a going-away dinner and there were 5 of us. the wait wasn't too bad actually. it took longer to wait for our party to show up than to get an actual table. lol. but once our party was complete, we were quickly seated at the round table near the front. (i was secretly hoping that we'd get that table, because, perfect lighting!)
we got the following to try:
-steamed veggie dumplings: one of their signature dishes but i found the filling too sweet. however, aside from the sweetness, it was quite tasty.
-softshell crab salad: this was a daily special and we really liked it. the salad had a tangy, bright dressing, and the softshell was perfectly crispy. it was very refreshing on a hot day.
-ratchaburi pork and crab noodles: loved the pork, lump crab meat, the noodles were chewy and there was a really good sauce on the bottom of the bowl, be sure to mix it up well. they also brought various sauces and condiments for you to spice up the dish. please, please, please proceed with caution with the chili powder, they're VERY spicy. i made the mistake and went in on it (a good spoonful i might add), almost ruined my palette. lol.
-mango sticky rice: yum! no complaints here.
-pumpkin custard: excellent as well!
-thai iced tea: perfect balance of creamy and sweet tea. usually thai teas are really sweet, this one was just right.
the restaurant stays busy the whole time we were there, but we were well taken care of. our server was very attentive, but not intrusive. the food, omg, the food was excellent, possibly one of my favorite meals lately. i gotta find a way to go back!
Solid Thai place! Got 2 beers, veggie dumplings, chicken pad see ew and a shrimp garlic sauce dish for 54 bucks inclusive of everything, which I was happy about. The food was yummy and the place was PACKED. Had to wait 20-25 minutes or so on a Wednesday around 630pm, and got bar seating. Definitely very crammed in there, it's tiny. Also super super warm.
I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again, but if I found myself in the neighborhood craving Thai I'd give it another go!
Mos def on of the better Thai spots on 9th Ave. If you've spent anytime over here in Hell's Kitchen, then you know there are a copious amount of choices for Thai. However, I would say, this is one you don't want to pass up.
Being lucky enough to have traveled to Thailand and even luckier to have a number of Thai friends, I've had my fair share of authentic Thai food and this gets damn close.
Green papaya salad is generally my litmus test for a Thai spot… shortly after the mango sticky rice, more on that later. Since I was dining with someone who is not as spice tolerant as I we got a notch below Thai spicy and it was delicious. The papaya was fresh, the spices added depth, and the texture was great. When then proceeded to get the Pad See Ew and Wok Basil w/ Chicken. Both were great dishes and I would get them again… if I wasn't so in to trying new things!
Finally, the atmosphere was great, your typical long narrow venue you find in HK; The staff were super friendly, of course; and everything was very clean and orderly.
This place is TINY, really tiny. But the food is good. I had pad see ew with vermicelli and chicken. There was a lot of it and it had good flavors.
We got a bottle of wine for $30 – it was good but certainly not worth $30.
For a Tuesday night, there was a 30+ minute wait time for a table for two. Then! They asked if we would mind sharing a table with other people…….yes…so we had to wait longer.
This place is good, but I would not go out of my way to go back. The tables are very close together and they had small plastic stools for seats. I don't know…not my style.